Today's MLB Immaculate Grid features the Pittsburgh Pirates. They cross over with a unique square: a .300 career average. That is the mark of an elite hitter, and it's your job to say who was one for the Pirates. There are 109 possible answers, but a lot of them are players with low averages. There's no minimum to qualify for this one.
Honus Wagner is one of the best hitters in Pirates history, so he comes on this list. He had a career average of .328 and played for the Pirates from 1900 to 1917. Many players might have forgotten about Wagner since he played so long ago. At the time of writing, the hitter was used by 19% of players.
MLB Immaculate Grid Answers September 20: Which Pirates players have a .300+ career batting average?
Roberto Clemente is one of the best hitters in MLB history, so he also has a career average of above .300 at .317. He played his entire career, spanning from 1955 to 1972, for the Pirates.
Here are the rest of the qualifying hitters who have over 6,000 plate appearances. In other words, these players would qualify to have a .300 batting average and didn't just go one for three in their only hitting game:
- Paul Waner
- Jake Beckley
- Fred Clarke
- Al Oliver
- George Van Haltren
- Joe Cronin
- Stuffy McInnis
- Billy Herman
- Heinie Manush
- Lloyd Waner
- Pie Traynor
- Patsy Donovan
- Joe Kelley
- Kiki Cuyler
- Moises Alou
- Arky Vaughan
- Dixie Walker
- Paul Hines
- Bill Madlock
- Chuck Klein
- Deacon White
- Steve Brodie
- Ginger Beaumont
- Babe Herman
- Matty Alou
- Freddie Lindstrom
- Hank Greenberg
Any of these answers will work for today's MLB Immaculate Grid. Also read: Which Pirates players have also played with the Mariners?
Be sure to check out our other coverage of the grid. This article, and others like it, can help you find not only the correct answer, but perhaps a rare one to.